The US government has tried for years to recruit India for its new cold war on China, but Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs have backfired, encouraging New Delhi to improve its relations with Beijing, strengthening unity in BRICS. Political economist Ben Norton explains the complex history of the foreign relations of the US, India, China, and Russia.
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Topics
0:00 Donald Trump's contradictory policies
0:39 (CLIP) Trump threatens BRICS
1:05 Brazil pushes back
1:40 USA tries to use India against China
3:58 Goal of Trump's tariffs on India
5:34 (CLIP) EU chief on US trade deal
5:52 India buys Russian oil
7:46 Europe buys Russian oil - from India
9:10 India's trade surplus with USA
9:48 (CLIP) Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro
9:57 US trade with China
11:18 China restricts rare earth exports
12:03 US trade with India
13:35 India improves relations with China
15:41 Vietnam moves closer to China
16:35 BRICS expands to global majority
17:28 History of US-China relations
19:40 Kissinger's triangular diplomacy
20:47 Kissinger: divide Russia & China
21:21 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China
21:37 Closest Russia-China relations ever
22:30 India-US-China relations
24:07 India: 3rd-largest economy on Earth
25:41 India & Non-Aligned Movement
27:03 India-USSR/Russia relations
28:39 India moves toward USA
29:50 Rise of Narendra Modi, BJP, RSS
31:22 US-India relations grow closer
32:59 Modi allies India with Israel
33:40 Modi: from banned to loved in USA
34:49 Trump's India policy
35:50 India's role in BRICS
37:59 India's foreign policy
38:52 India opposes dedollarization
42:21 BRICS' internal contradictions
45:05 Outro
